I hate to be the bearer of bad news , but it's that time of year again . Have you got your performance evaluations finished yet ?   Oh no ! Evaluations ! You can tell that's not my favorite job ; I haven't even started yet . When is the deadline for turning in thecompleted forms ?   Well , you do still have three weeks . But remember the employee must sign them , too . Filling them in is nothing - it's meetingwith the employees that takes so much time .   I never know how to rate the employees ' work . Of course attendance and productivity are easy , I just look at the sales figures .   So it's the subjective criteria like team building and colleague support that you find hard ?   Exactly ! Attitude ... how do you rate attitude ?   I suggest letting each employee fill out his or her own evaluation for those items . Then , based on their self - assessment , you can add your comments . It's a great starting point for discussion   Great idea . And after all , that's the whole point of an evaluation . I almost can't wait to give it a try . 